Isaac Whitehead b. c.1819

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Isaac Whitehead was a painter, watercolourist, pastellist, picture-framer and art promoter. He must have come to Victoria with his family in about 1858, according to information given in his death certificate. During his lifetime Whitehead's paintings were well received by the public as well as by critics.
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Name
Isaac Whitehead
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • picture-and-mirror framer
  • art promoter
Birth date
c.1819
Birth place
Dublin, Ireland
Death date
1881
Death place
Victoria
Active Period
  • 1848 - 1880
Arrival
  • c.1858 (Victoria)
Residence
  • c.1861 Melbourne, Victoria
  • Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1848 College Green, Dublin, Ireland
  • Dublin, Ireland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: (1848), 'Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory'.>, <ExternalResource: Bruce, C., Comstock, T. and McDonald, F. (1982), 'Eugene Von Guérard: A German Romantic in the Antipodes', Auckland, New Zealand.>, <ExternalResource: Craig, E.D. (1978), 'Australian Art Auction Records 1975-1978', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Downer, C. and Phipps, J. (1985), 'Victorian Vision: 1834 Onwards', National Gallery of Victoria catalogue, Melbourne.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', 2nd edn, Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel (1975), 'Australian Art in the 1870s', Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue, Sydney.>, <ExternalResource: (1980), 'Australian Art 1820-1920', Deutscher Fine Art catalogue, Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: (1880), Argus, 10-02, 12-03.>, <ExternalResource: 'Whitehead Letters', La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: 'Victorian Academy of Arts Papers', State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.>] [<ExternalResource: (1848), 'Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory'.>]